DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3792 - - 6369 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3057 - - 3170 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4681 - - 7258 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2578 - - 2778 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 336 - - 248 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 310 - - 323 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 720 - - 2173 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3961 - - 5085 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -585 - - 276 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5266 - - 6982 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1240 - - 980 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.3 - - 77.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 58.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.6 - - 77.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 56.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3792 - - 6369 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99253 18 091 16 082 99253 91831 20 083 15 087 91831 86087 18 087 16 089 86087 81284 12 090 13 054 81284 77139 9 109 4 051 77139 73468 7 082 9 131 73468 70134 2 356 2 153 70134 67063 7 213 4 218 67063 64211 2 301 1 091 64211 61442 6 312 11 285 61442 58560 14 306 10 278 58560 55587 19 308 20 306 55587 52750 21 300 20 281 52750 50192 33 304 27 315 50192 47901 39 294 42 311 47901 45825 38 290 49 299 45825 43925 37 293 45 297 43925 42173 38 301 45 301 42173 40547 44 306 49 305 40547 39030 48 306 54 306 39030 37611 51 309 58 310 37611 36254 54 310 60 314 36254 34894 54 308 67 319 34894 33500 54 309 73 318 33500 32066 55 311 71 317 32066 30572 55 311 67 318 30572 29001 54 311 66 319 29001 27350 52 310 66 319 27350 25619 48 307 65 320 25619 23808 45 307 60 321 23808 21922 41 307 52 319 21922 19953 37 306 46 318 19953 17899 36 306 42 317 17899 15805 34 306 38 315 15805 13789 31 308 36 316 13789 11958 30 308 33 317 11958 10335 25 303 26 320 10335 8896 28 314 23 325 8896 7614 28 323 22*326 7614 6472 24 323 21*325 6472 5456 20*319 21 324 5456 4558 16*316 20 323 4558 3762 14 311 19 323 3762 3049 13 310 18 322 3049 2417 13 309 18 322 2417 1889 13 308 17 321 1889 1484 12 307 16 321 1484 1205 11 307 15 321 1205 1035 11 307 13 321 1035 938 9 306 10 321 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography